claudia: why won’t you let us go !!!!
lestat internally: because i have a terrible fear of abandonment after everyone i love has left me. not only my past lover but my own mother didn’t want to be around me. i can’t cope with being alone, but i am stupid and don’t know how to appropriately express this, and i am just following the bad advice marius gave me. oh my god i am so lonely please don’t leave me i love you both
lestat externally: PAPA SAYS NO!!!!